Our neighbors in the campground were pulling out this morning and we noticed that their tailgate was down and they were ready to pull out. Went over to let them know and found out that they tow like ...
Years ago, before the roll up bed covers were popular, there were a lot of trucks towing FWs with the tailgate removed. I would consider it myself, but like to store things in the bed, after set up to camp. I keep it covered, and the gate closed.
I don't have as much bed turbulence, with the newer, more aerodynamic cap, as I had with the old FW, that had a more square front, which the bottom part sloped back.